How to Apply Indian Dance Makeup

The women of India are famed for their exotic beauty. Capture that exotic look for yourself with Indian dance makeup. Indian dance makeup enhances every woman's best feature--her eyes. This look can be modified for special occasions, like weddings, or amped up for costume parties and other revelries.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Lotion
• Foundation
• Bronzing powder
• Blush
• Eye shadow
• Eyeliner
• Mascara
• Lipstick
• Lip gloss
• Red bindi

1. Begin with a freshly washed face. Apply a light coat of oil free lotion.

2. Apply a layer of foundation. Your regular, everyday foundation will work fine.

3. Dust face lightly with a bronzing powder.

4. Enhance your cheeks with a dusty rose or coral blush. Use more blush for a more dramatic look.

5. Cover your eyelids with a dark eye shadow. Outline your eyes with a black liquid eyeliner. Continue the eyeliner to the outer corners of your eyes, turning it upwards, into a petal shape. Add one or two coats of black mascara.

6. Coat your lips with a deep red or coral shade of long lasting lipstick. Top with clear lip gloss for shine.

7. Place a red bindi in the center of your forehead. A bindi can be bought already made, or you can use red vermilion powder to make one yourself.

Tips & Warnings

• Fair skinned blondes and red heads should swap black eyeliner and mascara for a dark brown tone.
• Apply traditional Indian Henna to hands for an even more exotic look.

Resources

• Greeting India has several pictures of Indian dance makeup.
• Read more about Indian makeup at LovetoKnow.com.
• Buy a bindi at BindiShop.com.